http://randy.donetblog.com It is just mind over matter, I dont mind and it dont matter. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:28:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en MessageHumm.. he'll spend tax payers money to visit the vets, but not his own? "The senator decided out of respect for these servicemen and women that it would be inappropriate to make a stop to visit troops at a U.S. military facility as part of a trip funded ... http://randy.donetblog.com/2008/07/25/barack-not-on-my-dime-obama/ Imagine if you can a ideology that hates American’s and their way of life.  Imagine that same ideology slowly grouping together over a couple of decades getting stronger and stronger until they are a united front.  They then train and recruit others with the same beliefs, or instill their beliefs ... http://randy.donetblog.com/2007/07/10/what-if-iraq-is-our-generations-berlin/ A friend forwarded me a link to http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?pid=179009 It was a good read, not something I would have normally read.  But it does bring up two points I think are key to where we are today. He said: “At the time the invasion was launched, polls showed over 70% of Americans in ... http://randy.donetblog.com/2007/03/27/my-rant-for-the-day/ (From an email newsletter, signup with the link below) ======================================================================== 1) SECURITY WATCH: - DNS Security Basics Your DNS is a sweet spot for hackers who want to compromise your network; learn to protect it. By Joern Wettern While it may seem that computer names and their corresponding IP addresses wouldn't be of much value to ... http://randy.donetblog.com/2007/03/23/security-watch-dns-security-basics-more/ FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE 1. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject. 2. A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone. 3. Colt: The original point and click interface. 4. Gun control is not about guns; it's about control. 5. If guns are outlawed, can we ... http://randy.donetblog.com/2007/03/15/firearms-refresher-course/ If you have a few minutes, check out my crazy brother in law's blog. http://totels.com/insideout/2007/03/news-sucks.html http://randy.donetblog.com/2007/03/15/a-good-read/ Message One of my best friends, Chris, went with a mission to deliver text books to schools in Guatemala.  He took a lot of great pictures and strung it all together in a video.  It is about 10 minutes, but is well worth it. Next time you think you have it bad because ... http://randy.donetblog.com/2007/03/05/guatemala-2007/ An excellent read from SecurityWatch@newsletters.101com.com. A MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THE BOTNET PHENOMENON Members of the John Hopkins University Computer Science Department have conducted an excellent study analyzing bots and botnets (download the PDF here: http://www.cs.jhu.edu/%7Eterzis/imc114f-aburajab.pdf ). It's an extremely comprehensive study of botnets over a three-month period from early 2006. They constructed a sophisticated environment ... http://randy.donetblog.com/2006/12/07/understanding-the-botnet-phenomenon/ http://randy.donetblog.com/2006/11/28/from-donet-reclaim-your-inbox-with-our-new-anti-spam-measures/ Not sure how true this is....                                             If this doesn't open your eyes... nothing will! From the L.A. Times  1. 40% of all workers in L.A. County ( L.A. County has 10.2 million people) are working for cash and not paying taxes. ... http://randy.donetblog.com/2006/11/19/23/